2 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/gem_version.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/gem_version.rb
index f77bc2e3c1..7f92174f87 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/gem_version.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/gem_version.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
   module VERSION
     MAJOR = 6
-    MINOR = 0
+    MINOR = 1
     TINY  = 0
-    PRE   = "beta3"
+    PRE   = "alpha"
 
     STRING = [MAJOR, MINOR, TINY, PRE].compact.join(".")
   end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/compatibility.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/compatibility.rb
index ff91218696..ef78a9161e 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/compatibility.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration/compatibility.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
         const_get(name)
       end
 
-      V6_0 = Current
+      V6_1 = Current
+
+      class V6_0 < V6_1
+      end
 
       class V5_2 < V6_0
         module TableDefinition